SELL Fellowship

The learning lab is also different in its combined approach of solutions engineering, unlike the typical individual or duo nature of entrepreneurship. Why is SELL perfect for the University of Texas at Austin? It has become abundantly clear over the last few years that student demand for social impact education has skyrocketed at UT Austin. From th... e various social responsibility and innovation courses popping up in many colleges to the new Social Innovation Initiative at the McCombs School of Business and naming of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, it is obvious that the SELL Fellowship is a product of the campus. Why is SELL perfect for the City of Austin? The City of Austin has become a hub for impact investing over the past few years. Investors focused on both profit and purpose have helped create "project accelerators" that serve as launch pads for social enterprise. Facilitators such as Capital Factory, Enable Impact, UnLtd USA, and others have become the fuel behind dozens entrepreneurial and philanthropic minded businesses. I haven't heard of SELL before. Is this program new? Yes! The SELL Fellowship Program is the first of its kind. We are confident that it is the only student-specific social impact learning lab in both the school and perhaps the country. What are some examples of social enterprises? Teach For America (TFA) : Founded in 1989, TFA's goal is to eliminate educational inequality in the United States. Since its founding, TFA has placed more than 24,000 high achieving college graduates in some of America's neediest schools by building a cadre of young and enthusiastic classroom teachers that enact change both inside and outside of the classroom! Grameen Bank - Created by Nobel Prize winner Mohammed Yunus, Grameen Bank reverses conventional bank practices by creating a system based on trust, accountability, and participation rather than collateral and risk. The bank gives small loans to the poorest citizens of Bangladesh entirely based on solidarity. Since its founding the bank has ...Read More